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Saturday, February 1st, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished whites slough yesterday. I ended up with 5 ish caught or around 11 pounds. Best ish was 3.5lbs. 2 ish on jigs (3, 3.5) 2 on crankbait (1, 2) and 1 on a spinnerbait (2lb). All ish were shallow on rock/tule. Jigs were blk/blu and blk/red. red craw speed trap, and chartreuse gold double willow 3/8oz spinnerbait. I bet the South would have been better.
      City: san jose

      Tips: The jig ish were in less than 2t o water and tight to the tules. I would suggest to have 3 rods on the deck right now, Jig, crank and spinnerbait. I could not get touched on a rattle trap, worm or senko.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished the norcal bass ederation tourney..and my partner and I did well ..we came in 6th..hitting on dropshotting and darthead on inesse worms. At least the bass were biting great under the oggy/cloudy day.
      City: Ceres

      Tips: Keep on dropshotting and darthead down 12-40 t

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: low 50's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First trip to Casitas this year and one 4lb largemouth shakin an oxblood on a point about 25'. Water is low the sunken island is popping up good. Some ish chasing trout on top, an ocassional splash here and there.They were big ish saw 2 break the water ater the trout.
      City: palmdale

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Jigs did not work this day, ound all our ish with 4.5'' worms on darter heads. I tried shakin them with no success.They seem to want it just laying there. Caught eleven spots 1.5 to 3 lbs being the largest. Spent ive hours on the water.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Fish slow and be patient,5 to 10 eet

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Made it out about 100 yards o the launch ramp at Granite beore the motor died. Decided to use trolling motor and putted around the marina or about 30 minutes. Caught a 3 pound smallie on an smoky blue with red lake AFARR jig in 28 eet o water. Just got home and the hot coee and bacon are almost ready.
      City: Davis

      Tips: 3/8 oz AFARR jigs.

Friday, January 31st, 2003

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a couple more. One on a spinnerbait, one pitching a jig. Kept the spinnerbait as close to the bottom as possible.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Keep ishing slow!

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The men o American Bass Anglers (www.ambassanglers,com) came to the ramps at Barrett Cove last weekend, only to discover that there were two other tournaments on this lake. With 60 additional boats on the water, the ish knew it was Saturday and the bite that we enjoyed preishing on Friday, all but shut down. Only one limit was brought to the scales by Ron Cormier and naturally that put him in the winning position. Big bass was just 2.14 lbs by Gene Carrow. But this is the start o our year and or most o us, we will set this one aside and tell ourselves "Oh well, that is ishing in January." February brings us home to the Delta. AmBass meets in the Easy Bay, we ish all over Northern Caliornia, so i you are interest in joining a club with quality people and a love o ishing, we have a ew slots open or new members. Contact David Mayne at 925-997-1541.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: The brown jig producted a ew ish, as did drop shoting and dart head jigs with baby bass butler style worms

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Been doing well at Folsom recently, but decided to hit Melones. Launched out o Tuttletown and went up river to Dead Russian Bay beore the og cleared. Caught a ew dink spots on AFARR Jigs.Late in the day we went up North Bay and into Angels Cove. Caught a 5 pounder on AFARR Jig with hula skirt and a bobble-head trailer.
      City: Davis

      Tips: AFARR Jigs, 3/8 oz, smokey blue with red lake, 30 to 40 eet o rock pilings.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tony, at the giant orange just called to apologize or the late opening last week and to ask me to put out the word that he will be open at 4AM tomorrow on the 1st o Feb or the wonbass team guys and at 330am on the 8th and 9th o Feb or the wonbass pro/am olks.
      City: Redding

Thursday, January 30th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went last week hogghunting or bass. knowing that better ishing can be expected at night when on the hunt, early days at this time o year is hit and miss until the spawn begins in the spring, so wasnt expecting much(the only thing that keeps my hopes up was my PB caught here at 10am on a pumpkinseed Senko, at 12.3lbs.anyways, tossed out some spinnerbaits, tried jigging in 20t o water, various senkos, to no prevail. the looks o the classic skunk in the making. but then, as i switched to my Castiac trout as suggested by FishChris (check out his sight at www.trophybassonly.com), and in about 20 minutes, had a ew that looked 6-8lbs cautiously trailing, but would not strike. until i darted to otherside o arm and wham-o! ater a rather modest but un ight, landed mama o 9.6lbs. she was the only taker all day(atleast while bass ishing). spent the rest o the day trolling or cuttbows and caught 3, or 10lbs total. thats the only way to get our monies worth, right? See, i,ve notice the nagging about the rather steep ees in some o the various past reports, and rom a bassishermenonly soul, i could see there point o view.$21 is a bit ridiculous or those who want to sport it out catching and releasing bass, because the ees are going towards the stocking o all them beautiul cuttbows. or is it? i think that a decent ee or bassishermen would be $10 including launching a boat. now doesnt that sound reasonable to the avid bass isherman hunting at this lake?(assuming that you are catching and releasing, and we know that a real bass ishermen catches and releases always.) I do believe that the current ees is too high when it comes to bass ishing here. I think that they should monitor in 3 spots, one at the boat ramp,one rom the docks and one up on the dam.charge two dierent ees or people keeping ish, and people sportishing.nothing major, just an occasional checkup to make sure that troutishermen have paid ull price and not getting a discounted"BASS PASS" to stagger home with 20lbs o cuttbow trout, and at the same time, making sure that the bass guys who got bored with bass ishing are not tossing these cuttbows into their livewells ater switching to trout ishing. (that would work i the world was ull o honest people, but we live in the real world, and we all know the tricks to save a buck). So the point is, there is no point, and no solution i you look it at it. or bassishermen, just grin and bare it when it comes to the $21 ee, and hopeully someday, you will be rewarded with the catch o a lietime rom a 20lb bucketbass getting at on planted trout here. as or complaining about charging a 9 year old ull price to ish or trout, well air is air. Amador is the heaviest stocked o any lake in the area, and ighting and catching a ew 5lbers is well worth the money we pay, although a outting o empty stringers is a bit saddening, but its gonna happen. and i think anyone with a pole, who is planning on taking home a 5 ish limit should pay ull price, regardless o age. it keeps the lake well planted and huge holdovers or the uture. i they didnt charge ull price or each ishermen(o all ages), then you would see more and more greedy athers, with their kids, their neighbors kids, and riends o there neighbors riends lining the docks and dam with ishing poles galore, doing all o the ishing and taking home 30 trout, while the kids run around and throw rocks into the water, while never even touching any o the poles, because Pops says, only he has the power and skill to reel them in, in which in some cases o a 10lb cuttbow, that might actually be the case. Come on guys, theres a reason or everything! stop complaining.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: to the bassishermen-hang in there, maybe they will make some changes and keep up the good work. Catch and release.to the budget trout guys- take your kids down the road to Rancho Seco and save some money. same ish there, just not as abundant.Also, take a small crat with electric motor and toss or troll trout pattern lures into the waters o Rancho seco when the pocketbook is a bit on the light side. your may never want to pay $21 to bass ish amador again. check out some o the bass caught there at FishChris' Trophybassonly web site i you dont know what im talking about. Good luck to all in 2003!

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thanks Guys or the input on the parking situation. I guess I'm still a bit shocked being that no Rangers have said anything as late as last December. Like I said, Ive even stopped and chatted with Rangers on Bailey and they never seemed to have a problem with cars parking there as long as you didnt park in ront o that gate. Anyway, hit seven ish on the southend o the lake. All were better than 3lbs with the biggest close to 6lbs. Stuck with my jigs and spinnerbaits.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish slow. Slow-roll spinnerbaits.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The day started out oggy, but I nailed limits o bass beore noon again using 3/8 oz AFARR jigs. Biggest ish was a 4 pound spotted,caught in 20 oot o water. I also landed a 3 pound wrinkle-necked brown trout. I've seen them in New Zealand, but never caught one until today.
      City: Davis

      Tips: AFARR jigs, 3/8 oz, pink and purple

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got out a little earlier today.Started rippin at 7:30 and tried or a hour just one lash.Finally got bit on a spider jig in 30 eet but just lat missed him.9:30 went back to the deep stu trying some new locations.On my third spot a put down the trolling motor and they were stacked up right under me.Got ive solid 2-3lbers and lost a good 4 at the boat.Ten minutes o urious action and then they were gone.The rest o the day was tough.Three more keepers and only two shorts.All bites were at exactly ity eet.Stayed between the bridges.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Still on the drop shot....

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This Is The Most Accurate Report......Fish Points O Creeks Or In Mouth O Tributaries Main Point.....Fish Are Shallow 3t. To 12t. Long points are best....Have Had Most Sucessul week at Shasta EverSpinnerbaits White/white Best Fish Will Be Tight To Cover Up Shallow.......2-3lb. Average On Blades.Jigs Brown/Brown 20-40t. Red Banks On PointsRipBait T/D Minnow Rainbow Slow/PauseCrank DD22 Chartreuse Must SuspendWorm Green Weenie Dart Head & Drop ShotBrowm/Black Flake Dart HeadDrop/Shot Clear/Chartreuse Flake Reaper In Creeks 15 to 25t. Near Running Water O Creek EXAMPLE-Back O DeadHorse Lots O 2lb. Fish Or Waters Gulch.Flukes On Points Chartreuse/Red Flake Throw Shallow And Let SinkBrush Hogs Watermelon/Red Flake Carolina Rigged
      City: Oroville

      Tips: Stick TO POINTS..Stick To Points With A Major Inlet And Stay Just Outside O Inlet.McCloud Rated Best,Then Sac,Then Little BackBone,Then Main Body West,Then Main Body,Mouth O Squaw,Then Pit

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I Caught a 3 lb large mouth on a green pumpkin w black lake senko rom shore around 4:30 PM on the 30th. The weather was beautiul, no wind. This was near the marina and I was the only person I saw ishing. The water is still stained, but getting clearer. This ish was near shore in less than ive eet o water. She looked kinda pale, but was at and healthy. Saw a ew swirls, so I'm going to try top water on the next visit. The lake level is going down. I anyone has a boat and needs a partner, send me an email. Good Luck
      City: greenbrae

      Tips: use a senko, catch a at bass and let em go....kinda silly ain't it.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: --------------

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Its becoming "trout active" season and I have a tip or the trout isherman. I know that this is a bass ishing website but I'm seeing a lot o people sayin they caught trout soo.... I you want to catch trout use olive colored Wooly Buggers. I you don't lyish then put on a plastic bobber that you can put water in and take water out, then put out 4 or 5 t o line then tie the ly on. I don't know why OLIVE colored but the people I talked to at MelCottons said it produced more than most colors.
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Thanks or your time and i the bass ain't bitin' then tie on a ly.

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON water about 10am ...og still heavy ...sun never did come out ..and og didn't lit a lot ..ished sanmound...ranks..connection and holland areas do to og .. caught only three blacks ..one dink one about 13 and a three pounder .. caughrt blacks on ..o course a senko . tried cranks..blades ..worms..brush hogs nada.. we did catch six stripers on a red rattle trap ... water is really high . we got there at what i knew was low tide and the water looked high so i told my partner that i must be wrong about the tide. by 2pm the tide was in ... standing in boat you could see all inside the islands.. holland had only about 2 eet o levee at high high tide... haven't seen water this high in several years..lots o trash in water so be careul
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: slow..slow and slower ....

Tuesday, January 28th, 2003

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ish the lake quite oten and have noticed that both the sheri and rangers are patrolling both the roads and parking lot o the lake or parking vilations and look or people who enter the gate without paying. I have also heard that the people who live in the area are complaining that cars parking o-road are a traic hazzard especially during commute hours. I assure you, you will be ticketed i you park in those areas.

      Tips: As ars as ishing goes. The ish are scatterered all over the lake and no one has a real pattern going. I have caught ish in 3-5, 8-10 and 20-25 eet o water next to trees, rocks, grass, etc. The only pattern I ound is to ish slow (almost dead-sticking) with jigs and worms on the North side o the lake.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well got one more on a spinnerbait. Have a question or the regular shore anglers here: Has it always been illegal to park on Bailey Road? I've been ishing Calero or 13 years now and today I was inormed by the Rangers that you can't park on the side o the Bailey Road. Now through the years I have parked here along with a dozen or so anglers and have never had a problem. I've had Rangers come up and chat or drive by and I have never been told that parking is not allowed. Is this something new? This really puts up some limits on the shore anglers. I can understand i it's late at night and they don't want people camping out, but this really surprised me. Anyone have any idea i this rule has just been implemented?
      City: San Jose

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Mokulume out o B & W rom 7a to 12p. Slow bite with only three hookups. Two 14" and one dink. Fish caught on watermelon Senko and camo Baby Brushhog.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Not enough caught to give any tips.